Katiuscia Mannaro is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Cagliari, Italy. She received a Master's degree in Engineering (summa cum laude) and a Ph.D. in Electronic and Computer Engineering from the University of Cagliari. She has developed her academic career in software engineering for distributed systems, with a research focus on blockchain technologies, smart contracts, and decentralized infrastructures for agri-food traceability and digital supply chains. Her work spans the full lifecycle of blockchain-based systems, including design, implementation, validation, and deployment in operational industrial environments, with an emphasis on automated smart contract generation and integration into real-world digital ecosystems. She has contributed to national and international research projects in applied contexts. Her research extends to artificial intelligence, deep learning, and computer vision, with applications in image-based analysis and automated quality assessment in food engineering and related domains. She also investigates data-driven approaches to enhance transparency, reliability, and auditability in complex socio-technical systems, including smart cities, digital health, and food systems. Her scientific output includes publications in peer-reviewed international journals and presentations at leading conferences in software engineering and distributed systems.